Grainline Archer Sew-Along: Schedule and Buttons

I took a stab at drafting the blog post schedule, so this gives you an idea of where we are headed. I hope to go slowly enough to make sure we handle questions and issues as they arise, and at the same time make sure to actually finish the shirt. That’s why we’re all in this, right? We need more awesome shirts in our closets!

I would also just love it if you would post an Archer Sew-Along button on your own blog. Just to shout out how much fun you are having impersonating a shirt-making geek, you know. 😉 You can grab either the 175×175 size, or the more petite 125×125.

Are you excited about this sew-along? Maybe even a little nervous? Well, truly nothing to worry about. It is only a little bit of fabric. We are going to have fun, and everyone who sticks with it will make a great shirt.

Oh. And one other thing. This is a no whining zone. NO whining about perfection! Making shirts is definitely a “higher level” of sewing, and the main thing that will improve these skills is practice. If this is your first ever shirt, it might not be perfect, but it is going to be awesome. I have loads of tips, and we all have each other. Be sure to join the Facebook group, shout out any questions or concerns, and breathe. We are going to have a blast!!

13 Responses to Grainline Archer Sew-Along: Schedule and Buttons

Looking forward to it! I grabbed your photo this past weekend and put it on my blog. I haven’t washed my fabric yet! I think I’m going to start with the denim as I believe it will be more forgiving. I’m going to take a closer look at David’s muslin post and measure some of my existing shirts today.

Hahaha Susan! I did not hear whining at all! 😉 Take a look at David’s posts last week about muslining/measuring shirts in your closet – he has some great tips that may eliminate or streamline your need to muslin. And don’t worry about finishing – no matter where you get to in the sew-along before leaving on vacay the posts will be available to help you finish up when you return. It’s all good!

Hmmm… Something tells me my posts have “Read This Later” written all over them (not to mention the dreaded TLDR!) (Or as they used to say around the Threads editorial offices…”Well, THAT was a nosebleed!”

Sorry ’bout that; unfortunately I think that “more is better” is just how I roll…

Have fun sewing Archers, all! I’ll definitely be following the posts with great interest, and will get to that Men’s Archer sooner or later…

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